7:30 PM Wahpeton Community Center
Attendees: Greg Gerou, Greg Braun, Curt Mund, Jerry Oren, Cindie Van Tassel, Abby Carlson, Kelly Carlson, Justin Kratz, Brad Glarum, Leroy Smith, Mary Rausch
Approve Minutes from previous meeting – MSC Justin, Curt
Treasurer’s Report
- $90,219.09
- Vern picked up an ice house for the Smoker – Cindie picked up prizes for the Heitkamp Derby – reimbursement for Dylan for Jr Wildlife
Jr Wildlife Club Committee
- Feb: fishing lures, 12 youth, Thank You Dylan!
- Mar: Building wood birdhouses at Comstock
- Apr: Birding Trip to Tewaukon Refuge
- MN Take a Kid Fishing Jun 9-11 – do we want to consider hosting an event?
- Jr Wildlife has been running for 22 years!
Pop-up online store
- Online clothing store; will include stickers, cozies, coffee mugs, etc.
- Looking into additional/alternative options
Nat’l Wild Turkey Fed, Richland Renegade Toms – Feb 3, 2023
- RRASC was a winner at the Richland Renegade Toms banquet: Two metal signs and a NWTF tee shirt — Winchester SXP 20 gauge, 3 inch chamber, NDWF 50 anniversary edition — 20 gun safe
- Nice turnout, 22 firearms, NWTF made a donation for the Heitkamp Derby
- RRASC won a gun, a 20-gun gun safe and a couple other items
Neil Heitkamp Ice Fishing Derby – Feb 18, 2023
- Prizes are ready – hole drilling 2/17; workers report at 10:30, other volunteers report at 11:00
- Thank you to everyone who has donated and to those volunteering!
2023 Club Spring Banquet – Friday, April 21
- More details to come
- Looking for presenter for spring banquet, suggestions include: NDGF R3 Coordinator: Cayla Bendelm, NDGF Education Supervisor: Marty Egeland, MN-DNR R3 Coordinator James Burnham
Nominations are open for club awards
- Sportsperson of the Year
- Lifetime membership
- Lifetime achievement
- Conservationist / Landowner
- Conservation officer
Other Business
- ND Hunters Ed Wahpeton is scheduled for March 20, 2023
- Tewaukon Refuge Manager Patrick Fitzmorris is taking a new assignment in Arkansas
- RRASC did not get a license is the NDGF big game lottery
- Sportfishing Congress raffle tickets now available
- Buffalo Club raffle tickets now available
- NDGF Volunteer training conference – March 4, 2023
- RMEF Boise de Sioux banquet – March 25, 2023
- Motion made by Curt to do a $400 sponsorship and follow up to see if there is going to be kids games that we historically have contributed to – Seconded by Brad
- RAP Auction date confirmed, August 19, 2023
- NDWF Camo at the Capital, March 2 – opportunity to meet legislators
Adjournment